A British Columbia company must not (a) carry on any business or exercise any power that it is restricted by its memorandum or articles from carrying on or exercising, or (b) exercise any of its powers in a manner inconsistent with those restrictions in its memorandum or articles. No act of a company, including a […]
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A British Columbia company has the capacity and the rights, powers, and privileges of an individual of full capacity. British Columbia Incorporation Service Company Formations Canada provides fast and easy British Columbia Incorporation Service to Canadian residents and non-Canadian residents wishing to start and operate a new business in British Columbia and Canada: British Columbia […]
Restrictions on use of company name in British Columbia
A person must not use in British Columbia any name of which “limited”, “limitée”, “incorporated”, “incorporée” or “corporation”, or any abbreviation of them is a part unless (a) the person is a corporation entitled or required to use the words, or (b) in the case of “limited” or “limitée”, the person is (i) a limited […]
Form of name of a British Columbia company
Subject to section 51.21 (1) of the British Columbia Business Corporation Act, a company must have the word “Limited”, “Limitée”, “Incorporated”, “Incorporée” or “Corporation” or the abbreviation “Ltd.”, “Ltée”, “Inc.” or “Corp.” as part of and at the end of its name. For all purposes, each of the words “Limited”, “Limitée”, “Incorporated”, “Incorporée” and “Corporation” […]
British Columbia Corporate Names
A British Columbia company recognized under the British Columbia Corporations Act has as its name, on its recognition, (a) the name shown for the company on the application filed to effect the recognition of the company if (i) that name has been reserved for the company, and (ii) that reservation remains in effect at the […]
A British Columbia is incorporated
A company is incorporated in British Columbia: (a) on the date and time that the incorporation application applicable to it is filed with the British Columbia registries office, or (b) subject to sections 14 and 410, of the British Columbia Business Corporation Act if the incorporation application specifies a date, or a date and time, […]
British Columbia Articles of Incorporation
To incorporate a company in BC, the Business Corporations Act states that one or more persons may form a company by entering into an incorporation agreement, establishing articles for the company which sets out its rules for conduct and by electronically filing with the Corporate Registry an Incorporation Application. A company must have articles that […]
Formation of a new company in British Columbia
One or more persons may form a new company in the province of British Columbia by (a) entering into an incorporation agreement, (b) filing with the registrar an incorporation application, and (c) complying with the British Columbia Business Corporation Act. British Columbia Incorporation Agreement To incorporate a company in BC, the Business Corporations Act states […]
Tax Residency for Business Entities in British Columbia
A corporation will generally be considered resident in Canada for tax purposes if either it was incorporated in or continued into Canada or its central management is situated in Canada. An applicable tax treaty will also be considered when determining residency. Tax Rates for Business Entities Income Tax. A corporation resident in Canada must pay […]
Business Entities in British Columbia
The most common form of business vehicle used in British Columbia is the corporation. Corporations can be incorporated under the provincial Business Corporations Act. However, corporations can also be incorporated federally under the Canada Business Corporations Act. The provincial Business Corporations Act was recently updated and provide considerable flexibility over the Canada Business Corporations Act […]
